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SPANISH

Beginner – Middle School

 

¡Me gusta mucho esta escuela! Wellan students learn Spanish in context with a hands-on, visual curriculum that encourages active participation. Over time, students progress to more complex conversations; are able to read and retell stories; and write reports. In addition to these skills, students of all ages develop a love for the Spanish language and culture.

Curriculum

Spanish classes at Wellan begin with our youngest Beginner students. At the Beginner and Primary levels, the focus remains on exposure to a second language during an important developmental “sensitive period” for language acquisition. Beginner students are engaged in once a week lessons that involve movement and sensory experiences—they see and touch tangible objects while listening to their teachers name items and actions in Spanish. Primary students currently have 30 minute lessons once a week. At the Primary level, Spanish teachers prioritize building strong, positive relationships with students so that they feel safe to take the risk of speaking in Spanish. 

 

At the Lower Elementary level, Spanish classes meet twice a week for 45 minutes and begin to incorporate reading and writing lessons. Reading in Spanish is taught using phonetics, and once students grasp the sounds of vowels and consonants, they begin to sound out words independently. Upper Elementary students also have Spanish classes twice a week, with each class lasting 40 minutes. This allows Spanish teachers to adjust their emphasis and expectations according the group’s specific needs. As they combine vocabulary from previous units of study, they also work on writing sentences and short paragraphs on a regular basis. 

 

By the time students reach the Voyager middle school program, they take Spanish twice a week with each class lasting 40 minutes and are increasingly comfortable participating in conversations and giving short presentations. Students work to master grammatical structures like verb tenses and punctuation. Many students at this level are self-motivated and improve quickly because they spend time practicing and working on Spanish language learning. At every level, Spanish lessons are characterized by joyful participation and exposure to language and culture. 

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